This vibrant history of London in the twentieth century reveals the city as a key site in the development of black internationalism and anticolonialism. Marc Matera shows the significant contributions of people of African descent to London’s rich social and cultural history, masterfully weaving together the stories of many famous historical figures and presenting their quests for personal, professional, and political recognition against the backdrop of a declining British Empire. ...
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Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: The Imperial and Atlantic Horizons of Black London
1. Afro-metropolis: Black Political...
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Marc Matera is Assistant Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the coauthor of The Women’s War of 1929: Gender and Violence in Co...